Taking Over the Boys’ Club, but Not Free of Patriarchy More women have entered Parliament and become heads of state across African countries, but some are continuing a legacy of corruption, repression and curtailing women’s rights.

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A collage poster titled "TAKING OVER THE BOYS’ CLUB BUT NOT FREE OF PATRIARCHY." On the right, several photos feature prominent African women political leaders, including Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Samia Suluhu Hassan and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in various professional settings—speaking at podiums, meeting officially, and gesturing during speeches. On the left, a black box contains the text "GENDER MEDIA ELECTIONS: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS," positioned above the logo for #NWMI : network of women in media, India. #GME #GenderMediaElections #WomenInPolitics

More women have entered parliament, become heads of state across Africa, but some continue a legacy of repression and curtailing women’s rights.

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Nitish Kumar’s electoral lesson: Ignore the woman voter at your peril Since he first took office in 2005, Nitish Kumar has designed programmes to meet the needs of women and girls and built himself a loyal vote base.

"Bihar continues to lag...but there can be no doubt about its many gains: female literacy (from 51.5% in 2015-16 to 55% in 2019-20); paid employment (20% 2015-16 to 25.6% in 2019-20)."

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A poster for the #NWMI Gender and Media, Gender and Elections column, about the recently concluded Bihar elections and the lessons it has for parties and politicians. Addressing women and women's needs are essential for success. Poster shows a photo of Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar, addressing a group of women, most of them in red clothing. Some carry placards. Poster headline reads: Nitish Kumar's electoral lesson: ignore the woman voter at your peril.

On #NWMI #GenderMediaElections this week, a lesson from #Bihar: Ignore women voters at your own peril.

NWMI Member #NamitaBhandare writes, accusation "ignores two decades of sheer hard work by Nitish Kumar in improving his state’s gender indices."

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A poster highlighting the role of women election workers in India, who are often unacknowledged, under appreciated. Poster shows a photo of a group of women sitting on the floor of a portico/verandah, with notebooks and registers spread out between them. A woman is also seated on a plastic chair. Poster text reads #Gender@Polls, Election Workers Labour for Democracy but Never Get the Spotlight. The #NWMI logo is at bottom.

Election Workers Labour for Democracy but Never Get the Spotlight

With #Bihar election results coming in today, #NWMI looks at the unseen, unacknowledged efforts of the women election workers in India.

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens

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The manch proved that entrenched practices like the “pradhan pati” system are not cultural habits but political structures that can be dismantled when challenged by in an organised and community-driven way."

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"Sixteen women, who are directly linked to the manch, won the pradhan posts, while three bagged block development council posts. Two of its members were elected unopposed as village heads."

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Rachnatmak Mahila Manch backed 26 candidates in Almora’s Salt block to cleanse panchayat politics of the practice of husbands playing proxy and running the show for their wives.

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In Uttarakhand, a Women’s Group is Taking Power Back From ‘Pradhan Patis’ Last month, a women’s group in Uttarakhand entered the panchayat elections for the first time in Almora’s Salt block to challenge the proxy husband system—or husbands making administrative decisions o...

On the #NWMI website, member #AiswaryaRaj writes about the #RachnatmakMahilaManch in #Uttarakhand where they are Taking Power Back From ‘Pradhan Patis’

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Bihar SIR Weakens Women’s Participation in Democracy The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state of Bihar has sparked a heated debate across India in recent months. Among the many concerns raised is its potential impact on w...

Kaimur district had the highest exclusion rate for female voters across all districts in Bihar at 64%, Buxar district at 63%, Kishanganj at 62%, Gopalganj at 61%...

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The #SIR was presented as a long-overdue administrative reform...to include all eligible voters, eliminate all ineligible voters.

Preliminary analyses released on 1 Aug suggest that more women than men have been deleted from the rolls

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Bihar SIR Weakens Women’s Participation in Democracy The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state of Bihar has sparked a heated debate across India in recent months. Among the many concerns raised is its potential impact on w...

On the #NWMI website, member #SumitaJaiswal writes about the #Bihar #SIR exercise by the Election Commission and how it weakens women's participation in our electoral democracy

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